Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
A lighthearted early silent comedy that plays on the novelty of cinema itself, finding humor in a country man's innocent confusion between screen illusion and reality.
Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.
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